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Monday, Jul. 15, 2002 - 5:22 p.m. Well, it�s hard for me to be as flippant as usual, after reading Weetabix�s entry today It�s hard losing a loved one. People who don�t live with animals can�t understand how much having one pass away can tear you apart. I last went through it last Fall, and I don�t wish it on anyone. Please hit the link above, and maybe leave her a note or comment to cheer her up, will you? After seeing them mentioned in wantcarvel�s diary this morning, I knew I had to buy me some today. What, you ask, set me off at 5:30 in the morning? White cherries. Or Queen Annes. Or Rainers. I have heard them called many things, but it doesn�t matter what you call them: they are the single-best piece of fruit in the grocery store every year. Yeah, I love my raspberries. Peaches, plums, and melons (all kinds) too. But the Rainer cherry is in a class by itself. The flavor is intense and hard to explain. If you haven�t every tasted one, I don�t know how to get the flavor across to you. Deep, wine like intensity. Very sweet. A cherry, yes, but not at all like a Bing or dark cherry. Just try a few, if you haven�t before. The price will make your eyes pop out of your head (I paid a penny under $4 a pound today), but the flavor will bring you back for more�. We found out today (at work) that another of our long-time employees has serious cancer. The man works in the county just north of us, and was considering retirement (with all the incentives they are offering our employees to leave early). Now, he has to leave as soon as possible. It is the self-inflicted form of cancer (lung). He wasn�t a heavy smoker, but went through a pack or two a day since he was a teen-ager. He is now in his early 60�s. The doctors told him that his left lung is beyond repair, and they wanted to take it out. Unfortunately, they can�t because his right lung has so little capacity. Instead, they will go into the left lung and try to cut and scrape what the can of the cancerous cells out. They didn�t give him good odds of living very long. Maybe a few months, maybe a little longer. This is how it works. Yeah, 1 out of every 3 long-time smokers doesn�t die because of their habit. But the other 2 do. Fact. This man should be planning his retirement. Instead, he will have to start planning his funeral. He is the second one of my coworkers who has recently found out that he has terminal cancer. The other man is only 59! This is Roadiepig , up on a soapbox. Skip the rest of this paragraph if you don�t want to listen: If you are over the age of 25, I know you most likely want to quit. It�s hard. I know people who quit without any trouble, but I know far more who have tried and just can�t (Lease still smokes her pack or two a week). But if you are young and reading this, and you think �Too bad for them. I won�t have those kind of health problems in my life!�, just remember the odds. Two out of every three smokers have their lives shortened because of their use of tobacco. Please, for somebody who loves you�stop. I will leave you with a story I ready on the A.P. news wire today�. Florida Man Sues Strip Club For Violating ADA Rules: Edward Law, a quadraplegic resident of Orlando, Florida, has filed a suit against the Wildside Adult Sports Cabaret of West Palm Beach for violating his rights and failing to comply with the Americans with Disability Act. His complaints against the club include the inability of him receiving a lap dance, because the private room for these was located on the second floor and was only accessible by climbing the steps, and that the counter around the stage was too high, making it hard (he he!) for him to see the stripers and difficult for him to set his drink on the high tables. Bret Rudowsky, the general manager of the club, said that he was unaware of MR. Law�s complaints, and that he could have received his lap dance at other locations in the club. Mr. Law (perfect name, isn�t it?) also sued the Wildside and another local strip club for not having the proper parking and bathrooms for the disabled. He has also filed suits recently against an Orlando Harley Davidson dealer and a local restaurant. Sounds like a simple case for a jury, doesn�t it? As long as his lawyer �exposes� this club for their inability to �service� the plaintiff properly, he should be able to roll away from this suit with enough money to �go around the world�, don�t you think? You can stop groaning now���
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